No matter how often you travel, it always seems such a challenge to keep all of those 3 ounce containers organized. Here’s an idea that could help. When you return home from your trip, refill your travel containers, put them back in your quart bag and return them to your cabinet. Everything will be ready to go for your next trip.

If you travel, your luggage has been lost, or will someday get lost. To help you prepare for the day that you are the last one at the luggage carousel and all of the luggage has come and gone, here are a few tips.

Prior to taking your trip, snap a photographs of your luggage. Print the photos and keep them with your other important travel doucments.

On the back of the photo(s) write the following information: dimensions of luggage and brand name.

Take a photo of the contents of your bag. On the back of this photo record any specific items of high value.

During these tough times, we are making our dollar stretch as far as possible. When you are cooking and and have sauce remaining in a jar, like spaghetti sauce, do the following: place just a small amount of water in the jar, cap it, shake it, and then pour out the remaining sauce.

If you have a dog, you know that dog urine produces brown spots in your nice, green grass. Instead of cracking a cold one to enjoy yourself, pour it on your dog spots. Beer will help nutrelize the high nitrogen in the dog urine.

If possible, catch the dog spot immediately and spray it down with water. This helps dilute the urine.

Lower the volume of your trash. Before throwing your soda bottles, milk jugs, etc., do the following: with the cap off, squeeze out as much as possible, and then put back on the cap. With this little trick, will help you cut down the volume of your trash and recyclables.